60NYT > Rails-to-Trails Conservancytopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/r/railstotrails_conservancy/index.html?rss=1News about Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 03 Mar 2015 19:16:10 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comNorthwest Rails to Trails Hall of Fame Routeshttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/05/13/us/ap-us-travel-trip-northwest-rails-to-trails-.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIn many parts of the country, abandoned train tracks have been repurposed into multi-use exercise trails. The best of them &#8212; a little more than two dozen routes in all &#8212; are in the Rail-to-Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame, and several of...By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTue, 13 May 2014 12:41:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/05/13/us/ap-us-travel-trip-northwest-rails-to-trails-.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Timely Call for Bike Trailshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/upshot/a-timely-call-for-bike-trails.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/upshot/a-timely-call-for-bike-trails.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/05/01/upshot/02UP-Archive2/02UP-Archive2-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>After a U.S. official called for more bicycling space, the decline of the rail industry provided an opportunity.Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/upshot/a-timely-call-for-bike-trails.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNow Atlanta Is Turning Old Tracks Greenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/us/beltline-provides-new-life-to-railroad-tracks-in-atlanta.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/us/beltline-provides-new-life-to-railroad-tracks-in-atlanta.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/02/15/us/JP-BELTLINE/JP-BELTLINE-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Atlanta BeltLine is an ambitious proposal to transform 22 miles of vine-covered railroad into parks, housing and public transit around the city.By ROBBIE BROWNFri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/us/beltline-provides-new-life-to-railroad-tracks-in-atlanta.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssGoogle Maps Adds Directions for Cyclistshttp://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/google-maps-adds-directions-for-cylists/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssGoogle adds biking directions to its digital maps for 150 American cities, to the acclaim of cycling activists.By MIGUEL HELFTTue, 09 Mar 2010 23:59:20 -0500http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/google-maps-adds-directions-for-cylists/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAgreement Moves Rails-to-Trails Project Forwardhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/nyregion/long-island/12trailli.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/nyregion/long-island/12trailli.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2009/04/12/nyregion/12bike.75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A Long Island bicycling, running and walking trail has cleared one big hurdle and moved closer to construction after years of delay.By JOHN RATHERSun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/nyregion/long-island/12trailli.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBike Path in Jeopardy as Power Company Balkshttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/17topicli.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Long Island Power Authority has pulled its support for a planned Suffolk County bike path on the site of an unused railroad, likely undermining years of planning.By NICOLE COTRONEOSun, 17 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/17topicli.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFrom Kitchen to the Wild in 30 Secondshttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/fashion/07FITNESS.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/fashion/07FITNESS.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2006/09/07/fashion/07fitn.1.75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Trail running is catching up with golf as a lure for planned communities.By BRADLEY MELEKIANThu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/fashion/07FITNESS.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAhead | Long Distance Bikinghttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/travel/escapes/01ahead.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/travel/escapes/01ahead.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2005/07/01/travel/01ahead_75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>There are several long distance bike rides going on across the country this summer.By NICK KAYEFri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/travel/escapes/01ahead.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssOn the Road, but Not Quite Kerouachttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DEED91E30F936A25756C0A9639C8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSpring is here, and that means it's time to inflate the tires on the ol' Schwinn, dose the chain with a blast of WD-40 and hit the roads. But here, in the country's most densely-populated state, can saddle sores, skinned knees and the occasional...By Christine ContilloSun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DEED91E30F936A25756C0A9639C8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHow Everyone Jumped Aboard a Railroad to Nowherehttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/08/arts/design/08monc.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Friends of the High Line turned a vision into city policy over the course of a six-year quest.By THOMAS DEMONCHAUXSun, 08 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/08/arts/design/08monc.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss